St Erth Pits Nature Reserve in Cornwall
St Erth Pits is a nature reserve in Cornwall that is managed by Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
Birds found in St Erth Pits
There have been 216 species of birds recorded in the St Erth Pits area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| American Wigeon (Anas americana) |
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) |
| Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) |
| Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) |
| Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Lanner (Falco biarmicus) |
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) |
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) |
| Little Auk (Alle alle) |
| Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Long-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
| Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Puffin (Fratercula arctica) |
| Quail (Coturnix coturnix) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| White-Billed Diver (Gavia adamsii) |
| White-Rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
| American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) |
| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) |
| Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) |
| Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Eider (Somateria mollissima) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla) |
| Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) |
| Gannet (Morus bassanus) |
| Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Goosander (Mergus merganser) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) |
| Kumlien's Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides subsp. kumlieni) |
| Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens subsp. caerulescens) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) |
| Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Pacific Diver (Gavia pacifica) |
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) |
| Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red Kite (Milvus milvus) |
| Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Rose-Coloured Starling (Pastor roseus) |
| Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Speckled/Chilean Teal (Anas flavirostris) |
| Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
| Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) |
| White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) |
| Woodlark (Lullula arborea) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
Mammals found in St Erth Pits
There have been 21 species of mammals recorded in the St Erth Pits area.
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
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